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This song off 2011’s Watch The Throne is one of the more memorable from that album: a propulsive synth-driven beat meets some of the best lines on the album.

Allegedly, the beat bit Chiddy Bang’s “I Can’t Stop (Freestyle),” but come on… the song was begging to be rapped over. You can’t call it plagiarism, dawg… it’s a sample. That Chiddy got pwned by Pitchfork and WTT ended up on their Best of 2011, well, that shows that execution is everything!